Marilena Kitromilis
| Marilena Kitromilis | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Cyprus |
| Former country(ies) represented |  United States |
| Born | October 15, 2004 |
| Home town | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Coach | Olga Ganicheva Alexei Letov Sergey Minaev |
| Former coach | Mark Mitchell Peter Johansson |
| Choreographer | Olga Ganicheva |
| Skating club | Leader FSC |
| Training locations | Boston, Massachusetts |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 180.72 2021 CS Autumn Classic |
| Short program | 61.33 2021 CS Autumn Classic |
| Free skate | 119.39 2021 CS Autumn Classic |
Marilena Kitromilis (born October 15, 2004) is a Cypriot-American figure skater who represents Cyprus in women's singles skating. She is the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International champion. She is the first Cypriot figure skater to win an ISU sanctioned international competition.
Personal life[]
Kitromilis was born on October 15, 2004 to her Cypriot mother, Maria Kitromilis and American father, William Adams. She has a twin brother, Mikhail. Though born and raised in the United States, Kitromilis is of Cypriot descent. She traveled to Cyprus multiple times throughout her childhood to spend summers with the families of her grandfather's siblings. Her maternal grandfather was born and raised in Karavas, Cyprus. She is currently a high school student who enjoys reading books of various genres in her free time.
Career[]
Early years[]
Kitromilis started skating on ponds with her mother and twin brother at the age of 2 1/2. She began learn-to-skate classes at 4 years old with coach Becky Curry and quickly progressed to private lessons with Curry, Juri Litvinov, and Vitaliy Shalin. She competed domestically in the United States at the juvenile through novice levels before transitioning to represent Cyprus in advance of the 2020–21 season.[1]
2020–21 season: International senior debut[]
Kitromilis made her international senior debut representing Cyprus in October at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where she finished 12th. She competed at one other international event that season, the 2020 Santa Claus Cup, where she placed sixth. Over the course of the 2020–21 season, Kitromilis was in the process of transitioning to a new coaching team from former coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson. She is currently coached by Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov, and Sergey Minaev.[1]
2021–22 season[]
Kitromilis opened the Olympic season competing at the Cranberry Cup held in Norwood, Massachusetts in mid-August. She placed eighth in the short program and tenth in the free skate to finish eighth overall. At her second assignment of the season, Kitromilis earned her first international title by winning the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, in what was considered a major upset victory. Kitromilis also scored personal bests in both segments of competition, as well as overall, to win the gold medal ahead of South Korean competitors You Young and Ji Seo-yeon.[2] Kitromilis' scores met the required technical minimums in order to secure a spot for Cyprus at the 2022 European and World Championships. She is the first-ever Cypriot figure skater to win an ISU-sanctioned international competition.[3]
Kitromilis competed at two more Challenger events in the fall, the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where she finished 12th and fifth, respectively. In January 2022, Kitromilis made her European Championships debut in Tallinn, Estonia. She finished 32nd in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[1]
Programs[]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 [4] |
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Competitive highlights[]
For Cyprus[]
| International[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | ||
| Worlds | TBD | |||
| Europeans | 32nd | |||
| CS Autumn Classic | 1st | |||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 12th | |||
| CS Cup of Austria | WD | |||
| CS Golden Spin | 5th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 12th | |||
| Cranberry Cup | 8th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | |||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||
For the United States[]
| National[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | ||
| U.S. Challenge | 5th N | |||
| Eastern Sectionals | 7th I | 3rd N | ||
| New England Reg. | 3rd I | |||
| Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice | ||||
Detailed results[]
ISU Personal best in bold.
For Cyprus[]
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 32 44.03 |
- |
32 44.03 | |
| December 9–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5 58.71 |
5 108.24 |
5 166.65 | |
| November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 12 54.77 |
12 102.35 |
12 157.12 | |
| September 16–18, 2021 | 2021 CS Autumn Classic | 1 61.33 |
2 119.39 |
1 180.72 | |
| August 11–15, 2021 | 2021 Cranberry Cup International | 8 57.93 |
10 101.46 |
8 159.39 | |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| November 26–29, 2021 | 2020 Santa Claus Cup | 9 38.11 |
5 94.82 |
6 132.93 | |
| October 14–17, 2021 | 2020 CS Budapest Trophy | 14 33.10 |
11 83.20 |
12 116.30 | |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Marilena KITROMILIS". International Skating Union.
- ^ Triukas, Paul. "Marilena Kitromilis wins Autumn Classic International". The Skating Times.
- ^ Capellazzi, Gina (September 18, 2021). "Cyprus' Marilena Kitromilis wins surprising gold medal at Autumn Classic". Figure Skaters Online.
- ^ "Marilena KITROMILIS: 2021–22". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Marilena KITROMILIS". Rink Results.
External links[]
- 2004 births
- Living people
- American female single skaters
- Cypriot female single skaters
- American people of Greek Cypriot descent
- People from Ipswich, Massachusetts
- 21st-century American women